To best facilitate interdisciplinary communication regarding the plan of care for a patient diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, the nurse:
a. Requires weekly meetings of the care team
b. Ensures the team includes members from all appropriate disciplines
c. Uses the standardized NIC classification system of care interventions
d. Recognizes the need for team access to patient records and makes them available
ANS: C
The Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) is the first comprehensive standardized clas-sification of interventions. The NIC states that one should not change intervention labels and definitions so that there is no confusion across settings. Although not inappropriate, the re-maining options do not directly minimize confusion related to communication.
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